Canadian DOJ Warned About Unconstitutionality of Copyright Digital Lock Rules 64
An anonymous reader writes "The Canadian House of Commons may have passed the Canadian DMCA, but
the constitutional
concerns with the copyright bill and its digital lock rules will likely
linger for years. Michael Geist has obtained
internal government documents that indicate that the Department of
Justice issued a legal opinion warning about the potential for
constitutional violations. The DOJ legal opinion warned of the need to
link circumvention with copyright infringement and of the particular
danger of not providing the blind with an exception. The Canadian law
misses the mark on both counts with no link to infringement and an
exception that blind groups say is 'nullified' by strict conditions."
The current Canadian Government are ... (Score:2, Insightful)
drunk with their own power. Under Harper, they will find a way to end the career of any civil servant ... or judge I'm sure ... that dares makes any ruling they don't like. They certainly aren't worried about the Canadian Constitution. ... but it finally caught up and showed it could have a government that makes the Bush Administration look honest, caring, and competent.
Canada has been trailing the USA for years